What color is #3A442B?

#3A442B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A442B?

The RGB value is 58, 68, 43: 58 red, 68 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A442B?

The complementary color is #352B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A442B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A442B color

#3A442B rgb(58, 68, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #3A442B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 26.7% green and 16.9% blue (58, 68, 43).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#3A442B color codes

HEX	`#3A442B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 68, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 26.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 37%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.32, -9.28, 13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.32, 16.66, 123.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.248, 5.208, 3.067)`
Decimal	`3818539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A442B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3A442B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A442B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3A442B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a442b; }
.text { color: #3a442b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a442b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 68 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a442b, #2e442b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #3A442B?: #3A442B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A442B?: The RGB value is 58, 68, 43: 58 red, 68 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A442B?: The complementary color is #352B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A442B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.